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[05/01/13 - 04:59 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Tosh.0," NBA Playoffs Top Busy Night of Originals
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, april 30, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 38 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Memphis/LA Clippers - Game 5 - TNT
3.149 million viewers, #1; 1.798 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Golden State/Denver - Game 5 - TNT
2.964 million viewers, #2; 1.542 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
2.801 million viewers, #3; 1.483 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Storage Wars (9:30) - A&E
2.634 million viewers, #4; 1.071 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.411 million viewers, #5; 1.962 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Storage Wars (9:00) - A&E
2.406 million viewers, #6; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

The Game (10:00) - BET
2.139 million viewers, #7; 1.311 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Counting Cars (9:30) - History
2.072 million viewers, #8; 0.981 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.028 million viewers, #9; 0.965 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.024 million viewers, #10; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

American Restoration (10:30) - History
1.980 million viewers, #11; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Dance Moms (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.979 million viewers, #12; 1.012 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Counting Cars (9:00) - History
1.855 million viewers, #13; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Backyard Oil (10:00) - Discovery
1.681 million viewers, #14; 0.807 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Inside Amy Schumer - Comedy Central
1.560 million viewers, #15; 1.186 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

The Little Couple (10:30) - TLC
1.551 million viewers, #16; 0.604 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #23

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.512 million viewers, #17; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

American Hoggers (10:30) - A&E
1.499 million viewers, #18; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

Let's Stay Together (10:30) - BET
1.490 million viewers, #19; 0.932 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
1.481 million viewers, #20; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #25

Backyard Oil (10:30) - Discovery
1.446 million viewers, #21; 0.798 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

American Hoggers (10:00) - A&E
1.435 million viewers, #22; 0.674 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.379 million viewers, #23; 0.777 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

The Looney Tunes Show (8:00) - Cartoon
1.356 million viewers, #24; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #35

Who Gets the Last Laugh? (10:00) - TBS
1.186 million viewers, #25; 0.608 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Deadliest Catch: On Deck (8:00) - Discovery
1.040 million viewers, #26; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #29

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.030 million viewers, #27; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #27

Girl Code (10:30) - MTV
1.024 million viewers, #28; 0.592 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #24

Preachers' Daughters (10:00) - Lifetime
0.932 million viewers, #29; 0.435 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #31

The Bad Girls Club: Top Ten OMGs Seasons 6 - 10 (8:00) - Oxygen
0.848 million viewers, #30; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #26

World's Worst Tenants (10:00) - Spike TV
0.827 million viewers, #31; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #30

Weird or What? (9:00) - Syfy
0.823 million viewers, #32; 0.336 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #34

Don't Be Tardy (9:30) - Bravo
0.724 million viewers, #33; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #28

Weird or What? (10:00) - Syfy
0.697 million viewers, #34; 0.302 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #36

The Kandi Factory (10:00) - Bravo
0.651 million viewers, #35; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #32

Urban Tarzan (10:59) - Spike TV
0.622 million viewers, #36; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #33

Find Me My Man (9:00) - Oxygen
0.452 million viewers, #37; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #37

NHL Playoffs: Los Angeles/St. Louis - Game 1 - CNBC
0.178 million viewers, #38; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #38

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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